My son from birth has never needed a lot of sleep, really hardly any, and we were told by health visitors that it would change when he starts walking, then they said when he starts school and so on. He is now nearly 13 and is struggling to go to sleep. What can we do?

I think I would need to know a little more about your son, to try and work out what the problem could be. 

Did he have a difficult birth or was he born by Caesarian? Did he have antibiotics as a baby? This could have disrupted the levels of good bacteria in his gut, and this can cause a wide range of health problems. 

Commonly, it can cause eczema or other skin problems, or multiple allergies, or a poorly functioning immune system. Because there are a lot of serotonin receptors in the gut, it can also therefore have an impact on sleep and or mood. 

If you can let me know if this might be the issue, then that would help me work out what supplements will help.

I hope this helps,

Amy